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President Obama says he wants to work with Congress: "I'm eager to work with the new Congress to make the next two years as productive as possible." Yet he's already vetoed one bipartisan bill this year and issued another 13 veto threats on bills designed to help ... Read More

The Senate will convene at 9:45 am.
Following any Leader remarks, the Senate will be in a period of morning business until 10:30 am, with Senators permitted to speak therein for up to 10 minutes each, with the time equally divided, and with the Majority controlling... Read More

In the Weekly Republican Address, U.S. Sen. Rob Portman of Ohio says President Obama failed to make the tough choices in his federal budget blueprint for fiscal year 2016, proposing $1 trillion in higher spending and $8.5 trillion in new debt. "Instead of proposing polices tha... Read More